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Could Mike Tyson Become The New Face For Bitcoin? Although bitcoin has taken some major steps toward mainstream adoption over the past year, the cryptocurrency's user base is still largely dominated by tech-savvy individuals who see digital currencies as an … Continue reading →

CurrentC, often coined as the "Retailer's Answer to Apple Pay," is set to hit stores next month. The initial release of this mobile payment system will be a trial run in select stores, as the nationwide launch isn't set until … Continue reading →

Prepaid card provider InComm and digital security firm Gemalto plan to team up to provide NFC enabled prepaid cards in the near future. The partnership will allow prepaid cards to work through mobile technology to create a contactless payment solution, … Continue reading →

Last week, Google announced that its mobile payment platform, Android Pay, will be available on Android tablets and smartphones. In the short time since its unveiling, the Apple Pay competitor has already received substantial support from a number of large … Continue reading →

Samsung Electronics acquired the mobile wallet LoopPay in February for an undisclosed amount of money in an effort to compete with Apple Pay and Google Wallet. New reports now provide insight into just how much money Samsung was willing to … Continue reading →

Alibaba, a leading retail website in China, has officially partnered with smartphone developer Xiaomi to create the first wearable payment system in the country. The partners will combine Alibaba's mobile wallet, AliPay, and Xiaomi's Mi Band smart fitness bracelet to … Continue reading →

Industry experts had high hopes that Apple Pay would boom in popularity, especially after 1 million mobile wallets were activated in the first 72 hours after the iPhone 6 was released. However, a new survey showed 85% of iPhone 6 … Continue reading →

PayPal will soon launch a new version of its PayPal Here credit card reader which is expected to accept NFC payments as well as chip-and-PIN credit cards. Merchants and small business owners using PayPal Here will be able to accept … Continue reading →

The mobile payment industry may have taken a seismic shift today when Samsung announced it would acquire LoopPay for an undisclosed amount of money. The acquisition is seen as a major move by the South Korean company to compete with … Continue reading →

Swyp, a new innovation from Qvivr, is a digital wallet which acts as an all-in-one credit card. SWYP has a chip that stores account information for each of your cards. What makes this device special is the fact that it can predict … Continue reading →

MasterCard and BMW have joined forces to create a contactless credit card that can be used with BMW and MINI vehicles on the DriveNow car sharing fleet. The card has the ability to hire, unlock and operate the vehicles, all … Continue reading →

New Consumer Protections for Prepaid Cards The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is extending many of the financial protections of bank accounts to prepaid cards. New rules proposed Thursday by the federal regulator would require that prepaid card users be protected … Continue reading →

Apple Pay is being heralded as a revolutionary new payment system because of its two new security features: tokenization and fingerprint identification. The shocking number of data breaches in the last year have made credit card theft the crime that … Continue reading →

Apple Pay was introduced just 10 days ago, but one thing is becoming very apparent: Apple Pay is far superior to CurrentC, the planned payment system run by a multi-billion dollar consortium of retailers known as MCX. Both Apple Pay … Continue reading →

Apple Pay, a revolutionary new payment system where consumers can make payments with a touch of their finger on their new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, will launch this Monday, October 20. Apple Pay allows consumers to store their … Continue reading →

Apple Pay Could Make you Poorer The new Apple payment system has extraordinary promise. With Apple Pay, you might not need a wallet, and you can leave your credit and debit cards at home. In terms of ease and convenience, … Continue reading →

Apple's announcement of a new payment system, Apple Pay, could not have come at a more opportune time.Consumers have been shell-shocked by the number of data breaches that have taken place at well-known stores: Target, Neiman Marcus, Michaels, P.F. Chang's, … Continue reading →

The date of September 9, 2014 may very well be the beginning of the end of the physical credit card. As we forecasted in June, there is a good chance Apple will announce a watch and/or phone on Tuesday that … Continue reading →

The mobile wallet formerly known as Isis has rebranded its product to Softcard in order to avoid any association or confusion with the violent Islamic militant group with the same name. "We have no interest in sharing a name with … Continue reading →

The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco begins on June 2 and everything from Apple TV to the Beats acquisition for $3.2 billion has been mentioned as possible groundbreaking announcements. One of the latest rumors has an Apple iWatch with … Continue reading →

After Data Breach, Target Plans to Issue More Secure Chip-and-PIN Cards Still pushing to right itself after an enormous data breach by cybercriminals, Target announced that it would switch its debit and credit cards over to a more secure technology … Continue reading →

Apple published its quarterly earnings last week, a few hours after we published our original story "The Mobile Wallet Battle Heats Up". Apple CEO Tim Cook took the earnings call as an opportunity to tell everybody about his war plan … Continue reading →

iPhone users no longer have to miss out on the convenience of the Isis Mobile Wallet, thanks to a new case offered by Verizon Wireless. Isis has long been available on select Android devices, but iPhones lacked the chip necessary to … Continue reading →

The Washington DC Metro has been discussing a pay-by-phone option for some time, and authorities announced that the system should be in place later this year. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, known as Metro, awarded the $184 million contract for the … Continue reading →

Target: Up to 70 Million More Customers Were Hit by December Data Breach Target said Friday that the massive cyber attack it suffered during the height of the holiday shopping season may have affected an additional 70 million customers and … Continue reading →

Technology, innovation and social media are bringing changes to credit card payments. Consumers have been slow to adapt to these changes, but that should not come as a shock. History shows that methods of payment change and evolve slowly. Until … Continue reading →

Google Wallet Arrives on iPhone Google introduced the Wallet app to the iPhone, a move which will hasten the replacement of cash and credit cards. The iOS app will allow users to store gift and loyalty cards and send cash … Continue reading →

MasterCard has announced it will soon launch a contemporary mobile wallet in Japan that utilizes near field communication. This combines their digital service PayPass with DNP's mobile wallet and C-SAM's mobile transaction software. The new program will allow users to pay … Continue reading →

U.S. Amasses Big Data on 10 Million People, Banks Protest The CFPB is working towards monitoring how millions of Americans use credit cards, take out mortgages, and overdraw their checking accounts, but bankers aren't happy about it. The CFPB wants access … Continue reading →

Analysts See Steady Credit Card Use, Despite Fears of Consumer Cutbacks Analysts expect upcoming earnings from American Express, Visa and other large credit card companies to show that shoppers continued to swipe their credit cards at a healthy clip in the … Continue reading →

Visa and MasterCard both made significant moves in the digital payment markets this week. MasterCard introduced MasterPass, a digital service that allows customers to purchase items from wherever they are and with any mobile device. Consumers can use any payment … Continue reading →

After months of delays, mobile payment took another step forward this week with the launch of the Isis system in Salt Lake City and Austin. Isis allows consumers to make payments with their smartphone by waving it at a check-out … Continue reading →

U.S. Consumers Cut Back on Credit Card Use in June Americans cut back on credit card use in June, a sign that high unemployment and slow growth have made some more cautious about spending. Still, total consumer borrowing increased as … Continue reading →

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